Honey extractor



Sept. 16 1924.

. G. L. EMERSON HONEY EXTRACTOR Filed Jan. 20. 1920 2 'shgts-she'et. 1

INVE/VT'OR 6446 97292 002 Sept. .16 1924. 1,509,036

G. L. EMERSON HONEY EXTRACTOR Filed Jan. 20. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F g4- IN zw'rafi Patented Sept. 16, 1924.

UNITED STATES P A T N GEORGE L. EMERSON, 013 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Assreuon TQ' vI'cToa v. KUNKEL, or LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HONEY EXTBAGTOB.

Application filed January 20, 1920. Serial No. 352,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. EMERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Honey Extractors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for extracting honey syrup fro-m combs thereof,

' and has for an object to provide an apparatus which by centrifugal force separates the honey syrup from the comb. Further objects are to provide a device of this kind which'is so constructed and operative that the recovered honey syrup is maintained in a clean condition away from contact with bearing parts of the apparatus, and to provide for the ready'reversal of the position of the carrying baskets in which the honey comb frames may be arranged, and other objects as will be set forth hereinafter. The invention consists of the construction, the combination and in details and arrange ments of the parts, embodiments of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described and claimed herein.

Figure 1 is aperspective in section on a vertical plane with parts broken away showing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view through the lower portion of the apparatus showing the brake mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is'a' detail sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 2 showing a form of the revers-' ing mechanism in plan. i

Fig. 5 is a similar viewshowing a modified form of the reversing mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view through a form of clutch mechanism for connecting the driving shaft and the reel shaft.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7- 7 of Fig. 6 showing in detail the clutch mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the reversing lever of one of the baskets and a portion of the latter to which it is applied.

In its illustrated form the invention comprises a suitable tank or vessel 2 that may be made of any proportion, shape and material ,and'within which there is arranged a vertical shaft 3 carrying a reel including a series 'ofradial arms .4 connected "to respective top and lower discs 5 and 6 that are secured on the shaft 3 so as to rotate through an orbit a series of baskets 7 of reticulated construction and of generally oblong form set with their length verticallyand pivoted adjacent the corners of one side at 8 in the outer ends of the reel arms 4.

One of the features of'the present inven tion resides in the construction of the apparatus'so as to prevent the honey syrup being recovered from contacting with'the lower or step bearing construction of the shaft 3 with the obvious purpose of keeping the honey syrup in a clean and sanitary condition, andtherefore I have shown a 7 vessel 2 as having-a central hollow hub 2 disposed well above the'plane of the bot tom end of the vessel 2 and arranged at the upper end of the frustoconoidal false bot tom 10 converging upwardly toward the sleeve 2 so that the recovered honeysyrup drains toward the perimeter of the inclined bottom 10 and may be drawn off through the outlet 11 thereof. The lower hub or disc 6 of the reel isshown as arranged just above the upper edge of the collar or sleeve 2 of the bottom and the shaft 3 extends downwardly through this sleeve and is sup ported in a suitablestep bearing 1.2 in this case arranged in a'transverse framework 13 or base of the vessel 2.

Motion'is transmitted to the reel and its shaftby means of a driving shaft 1 L ar ranged in suitable'bearings 15 on the top transverse bridge 16 at the upper end of the vessel 2 and the outer endof the shaft 14 is shown as provided with a crank 17 though other suitable driving means may be employed. V

On the inner end of the shaft 14 there is secured a master gear 18 engaginga pinion 19 that is loosely mounted on the shaft 3, and the hub of this pinion 19 is shown, Fig. 7, as pinned or otherwise secured to a sleeve 20 forming theouter member of a centrif ugaljclutch device including'a set ofout- .wardly movable rollers 21 mounted in crank shaft 14 is turnedso as to rotate the=- pinion 19 with itssleeve 22 in'the" direction of the arrow in Fig. 6 the hub or collar 22 on the shaft 3 will be frictionally interlocked with the sleeve as the rollers 21 move outwardly on the inclined surfaces 21 provided at the bottoms of the po'cl'rets and, on

the contrary, if at any time the shaft 14: is held against movement, then reel 3 and i may continue to revolve under momentum.

For the purpose of securing a reverse of the position of the several comb carrying members or baskets 7 at any time during the operation of the reel a, the same may be accomplished through means a form of w-l -ch is shown as comprising the following or n-iza-tion.

Connected rigid-1y to the lower pivoted corner of each of the carriers or baskets 7 is a lever arm 25 shown Fig. 4 as extending substantially at. right angles from its respective pivot 8 and frame 7 and the i the r end of each lever 25 is connected by a 26 to 'a respective crank pin 27, a suit-- ab M i berof which are shown as arranged in a ank disc er plate 28 that is attached to the up er end of a sleeve 29, Figs. 1 and 2 and which crank disc 28 is shown as located at about the upper end of the central sleeve 2 through which the shaft 3 passes.

On the lower end of the sleeve 29 there is secured a brake drum 30 that may be provided with a flange 31 and adjacent to the circumference of this brake drum there is arrangeda brake shoe 32 that may have a friction facing 33 of leathervor' other suitable material. This shoe 32 is shown as provided on the inner end of a sliding member 3 1 having longitudinal slots to receive stationary guide pins '36 arranged in the transverse bottom frame or part 13. p

The outer end of the sliding merrlber 3 1 is disposed against the contiguous face of a lever 37 having an upwardly extending projection 38 to fulcrum against a fixed part or bearing 39 below and through which the shank 450 of the lever extends outwardly through an aperture 41 in the bottom portion of the vessel 2 and below the bottom 10. The outer end of the lever is provided with a treadle part- 42 which when pressed downwardly SQ-I'VQS', through the medium of the transverse head part 37 of the lever, to thrust the slide 3 i-nwardly and carry the shoe facing 33 into frictional engagement with the brake drum or disc 31 and hold the latter temporarily against rotation wh le the reel continues to swing in the di} tion of the full line arrow in- Fig. 4.

This'holding of the sleeve 29 with the crank disc 28 while the reel continues to turn results in a reaction against the links 26 and through them by the respective levers 25 c leis he respect v ii y ca rying 7 to swing to the dot? ted line positionindicated at a, Fig. 4; this swinging occurring s'imultaneously for all of the baskets 7.

A slightly modified form of the baskets is indicatedin Fig. '5 in which the baskets 7 are of such width that when they swing about their pivots 8 to a reverse position they sweep over the crank disc 28 and would, if means were not provided, interfere with -ach other. Therefore in the modification shown in Fig.- '5 one of the links as 26 is shown as having an elongated slot '26" in its outer end engaging its resiective crank pin 27 Another link 26 is shown as having in its end an elongated slotfltl that is of less length than the slot 26' and with the position of the parts as shown in Fig. 5', and while the reel is revolving in the direction-of the full line arrow 0 in order to secure the successive reversal of the bashets 7? when the brake is applied to the drum 28 the link 26 which is shown with the inner end ofits slot 26 engaging the pin 27 instantly reacts through the lever 25 to swing its respective basket 7 and as this swings across-the center of the crank disc 28 underthe reaction of the crank pin '27 it is further carried to its reverse position as at (Z in dotted lines by centrifugal force.

During the initial movement of the basket 7 being turned by its link 26 the crank pin 26 is relatively moved inwardly along the slot 26 without consequent effector.

the link 26 but as the pin 26 reaches the end of the slot 26 then there is a reaction of the link 26 onthe lever of the respective frame 7 and the latter is swung inwardly and across the disc 28 in succession to the preceding movement of the other basket 7*.

Preferably the levers 25 are connected to the lower portions of their baskets 7 and the bodies of the levers arranged at such plane that they will sweep through accumulated honey syrup in the bottom of the vessel before the syrup can overflow through the opening at the top of the central sleeve '2 and because of the resistance to the rotary motion caused by the sweeping of the members 25 through the honey the operator will thereupon cease rotation of the driving shaft 1 1 and thus avoid waste of the syrup. 7

By providing an opening in the bottom 10-of-the vessel through which theoperating mechanism extends downwardly it will be seen'that'the bearing in which this mechanism is supported cannot become gummed up with honey and that it is readily accessible for lubricationwithout possibility of any of the lubricant entering into the valuable honey being collected. A further advantage I of the arr-angementof the bea ing below the bottom of the tank or vessel is that the strains of operation of the apparatus are entirely removed from the bottom joint structure of the tank. Again by the arrangement of the shaft mechanism with a portion extending through the bottom of the vessel it is possible to apply the brake or controlling mechanism thereto so that the brake can be operated by the foot of the operator and thus leave his hands free for manipulation or operation of other parts of the apparatus or to handle the honey frames.

It is understood that by the construction shown in Fig. 5 it is possible to use the standard size honey baskets or pockets in combination with the organization, and by the arrangement, of the parts, as shown therein, the extracting tank or vessel can be made of comparatively small size by reason of the possibility of the baskets or pockets 7 a being swung in successive, clearing positions across the axis of rotation.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, as claimed.

I claim:

1. A centrifugal honey extractor comprising a vessel with an upright shaft; a reel secured on the shaft and carrying reversible baskets to receive honey in combs; means for driving the shaft; and means for reversing the carriers while the reel shaft is driven;

the vessel having an outlet adjacent to its lower portion and having a central sleeve open at its upper portion through which the reel shaft extends downwardly, the said reversing means being arranged so as to sweep in the extracted honey syrup in the bottom of the vessel and to retard driving action of the wheel before the level of the honey reaches the level of the opening of the said sleeve.

2. In a centrifugal honey extractor a vessel having a bottom provided with a bearing for an upright shaft, an upright shaft journaled for rotation in said bearing, a reel carried from said shaft and provided with reversible honey comb receiving baskets, an inclined false bottom for said vessel, the center of which false bottom is provided With an opening to receive the lower portion of the upright shaft and anaimular wall on said false bottom around said opening, the upper portion of which annular wall terminates in a horizontal plane above the plane occupied by the lower portions of the reel whereby the latter will sweep through the upper strata of liquid honey before the same overflows the upper edge of said annular wall.

3. In a centrifugal honey extractor, a vessel having a bottom provided with a bearing for an upright shaft, an upright shaft journaled therein, a reel carried by said shaft and provided with reversible honey comb receptacles, an inclined false bottom for said vessel, the center of said false bottom being provided with an opening through which passes the lower portion of an upright shaft and an annular upstanding wall around the opening in said false bottom, the upper portion of which annular wall terminatesin a horizontal plane above the plane occupied by the lower portions of the reel whereby the latter will sweep through the upper strata of liquid honey before the same overflows the upper edge of said annular wall and a pedally operated brake arranged in the chamber beneath the false bottom for controlling the rotary motion of the upright shaft. I

4-. In a centrifugal honey extractor, a vessel having a bottom provided with a bearing for an upright shaft, an upright shaft journaled therein, a reel carried by said shaft and provided with reversible honey comb receptacles, a frustoconical false bottom arranged in the lower portion of the vessel the center of which false bottom is provided with an opening to receive the lower portion of the upright shaft and an annular wall formed on said false bottom around the opening therein, the upper portion of which annular wall terminates in a horizontal plane above the plane occupied by the lower portions of the reel whereby the latter will sweep through the upper strata of liquid honey before the same overflows the upper edge of said annular wall.

5. In a centrifugal honey extractor, a vessel having a bottom provided with a bearing for an upright shaft, an upright shaft journaled therein, a reel carried by said shaft and provided with reversible honey comb receptacles, a frustoconical false bottom arranged in the lower portion of the vessel the center of which false bottom is provided with an opening to receive the lower portion of the upright shaft, an annular wall formed on .said false bottom around the opening therein, the upper portion of which annular wall terminates in a horizontal plane above the plane occupied GEO. L. EMERSON. 

